Vehicle Control Apparatus and Method Thereof

A vehicle control apparatus comprising:

• memory storing program instructions for controlling at least one of:
• a heating element of a seat of a vehicle, or
• a ventilation motor of the seat of the vehicle;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the program instructions to:
• identify a most recently used temperature setting, of a plurality of temperature settings, of the seat before the heating element or the ventilation motor was powered off, wherein each temperature setting of the plurality of temperature settings corresponds to one of:
• a respective temperature of the heating element or a respective rotational speed of the ventilation motor;
• and
• based on at least one of an ignition state of the vehicle, whether a power source of the vehicle is remotely activated, or whether a battery of the vehicle is being charged, or any combination thereof, activate a control mode, most recently used in the vehicle, for controlling one of the heating element or the ventilation motor of the seat in one of:
• the most recently used temperature setting of the seat or a predetermined temperature setting.